Damn sump pump just died!

[rocco]

Got home from work and heard it making some weird buzzing and not pumping any water. Obviously nobody is open tonight on new years so it will have to wait until tomorrow.

Where's the best place to buy one locally? Home Depot? Menards? Any brands to avoid?

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[boostedguy05]

Do you want a stand alone unit or a piggy back to a switch

 

[Ear Rak]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

 

[093LZ]

Hey man, go check your discharge line outside, the line could be frozen. That would make the pump run non stop with that noise. It happens to me every year! And mine took a shit today as well, on my 4th in 13 years. Thank god for the lifetime warranty!

 

[EmersonHart13]

Menards is cheaper than HD for ejector pumps. Id guess sump pumps are the same. Should be able to check on their websites....

 

[nytebyte]

This past year, I replaced my 30 year old, still working sump pump with a new combo unit from Wayne. The main pump is a 1/2 horse unit and it's absolutely quiet. You need to be standing right next to it to even hear anything.

Home Cheapo sells the lower power units. Here is the 1/3 horse unit. Notice the unique float switch design.

Wayne sump pump

Check for a frozen line first though. I have that happen every year, so I disconnect the main pump and have a small 1/6 horse "winter pump" that pumps into the basement drain as a backup.

 

[Xfirez51]

RIGID has been a very reliable, quiet pump. Bought it 5-6 years ago at Home Depot.

 

[cap42]

Hey man, go check your discharge line outside, the line could be frozen. That would make the pump run non stop with that noise. It happens to me every year! And mine took a shit today as well, on my 4th in 13 years. Thank god for the lifetime warranty!

Had the same issues, but also my problem was the pump was rated to low. Measure your basin and there is a online calculator that tells you what h/p pump/ejector you should have.

I moved up to a 3/4 h/p pump and now going on 4 years no problems.

Menards had the lower cost pumps.

 

[rocco]

This past year, I replaced my 30 year old, still working sump pump with a new combo unit from Wayne. The main pump is a 1/2 horse unit and it's absolutely quiet. You need to be standing right next to it to even hear anything.

Home Cheapo sells the lower power units. Here is the 1/3 horse unit. Notice the unique float switch design.

Wayne sump pump



Check for a frozen line first though. I have that happen every year, so I disconnect the main pump and have a small 1/6 horse "winter pump" that pumps into the basement drain as a backup.

Thanks for the suggestions. I did check the discharge pipe last night and it was clear.

I picked one up from Menards this morning. The brand was Coleman and the float switch is the same design as that Wayne pump you mentioned. I liked how the float switch was made as opposed to the old one that had the tethered kind.

Not too bad of a job. The old one looked like it was pulled from the bottom of of the Titanic. This year has been off to a shitty start.